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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

Oregon rates for HCPCS 49423

An existing drainage tube sitting in an abscess or a cyst is swapped for a new one over a guidewire, with X-ray imaging used to hold the track and confirm the replacement sits correctly. It is done when the tube blocks, cracks or starts to slip out, or when a long-standing drain is due for routine replacement. A working tube is left in place at the end, so this is a swap rather than a removal, and the collection can be anywhere in the body.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst cost?

$1,369

Typical total for the visit. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,369 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $832 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$537$129 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$832$155 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $87 to $2,239Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $79 to $1,445
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $832professional $537

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,479.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,348.96
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,174.90
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,318.26
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,148.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,202.26
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,445.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$7,585.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Oregon· 40th of 50

$1,369

$537 physician + $832 facility

IN $6,365MD $968

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.